Railway car



March 6, 1928',

A. CHRISTIANSON RAILWAY CAR Filed Oct. 20. 1926 [VII Patented 6,

UNITED STATES PATENT o FicE.

ANDREW CHBISTIANSON, OF BUTLER, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO STANDARD STEEL OAR COMPANY, OF ZPITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, A (JORPORA'IIIOBT OF PENNSYLVANIA.

RAILWAY CAR.

Application filed October 20, 1926. Serial No. 142,920.

My invention relates to railway cars, and particularly to passenger cars, and window structures therefor.

My invention has for one of its ob ects, the

provision of an improved arrangement,

whereby window frames may be more conveniently and cheaply mounted in the sides of the cars, and which will be of such form as to closely engage the window sash without binding the same, and which may be made adjustable so that a sufficiently snug fit can be at all times maintained between the frame and the sash, to keep out rain and dirt. Another object of my invention is to sunplify and improve generally the structure and arrangement of railway cars.

One form which my invention is shown in the accompanying drawing, wherein Figure 1 is a cross sectional view of a portion of a passenger car body, equipped with my invention; Figs. 2, 3, 4 and 5 are views taken on the lines II--I[, III-Ill, IVIV, and VV, respectively, of Fi 1.

As shown in the drawing, the'car body is provided with car lines (3, (only one of which is shown), roof plates -7 and 8, side posts 9,

and inner and outer side sheets 10 and ll that are suitably secured to the posts 9 by rivets or screws. The roof plates '7 and 8 and the carlines 6 are secured to a 2 bar or side plate 12 that extends longitudinally of the car. The side posts 9 and plates 10 and 11 are also suitably connected to the 2 bar 12, it being. understood that a'bar 12 will be provided at each side of the car.

In practice, the outer side sheets 10 are riveted to the posts 9, openings being left upon the inner side of the osts to permit of conveniently placing the rivets, after which the inside or finishing plates 11 are placed against the posts, and secured thereto in any suitable manner, as by screws.

The lower edges of the plates 10 are bent outwardly, as indicated at 13, to serve'as a rotecting hood forshielding the windows rom rain. A'window sill plate 13 extends across the s ace between inner and outer plates, and as its ends of reduced width and turned down, as indicated at 14, to fit between the inner and outer lates 10 and 15, the plates 15 being thicker t an the plates 11 because of the wear to which they are subjected.

Wi dows '16 are placed between the posts (10w sash.

may take 9, at suitable height and are arranged to have verticallysliding movement in guides 17, one of which is shown more clearly in Fig. 4, it being understood that a guide provided for each vertical edge of the win- The guide is formed preferably of a strip of sheet metal that is bent along lines extending longitudinally thereof, in such manner as to-form a fold 18 adjacent to its outer edge, and a channel 19 adjacent to its inner edge. The guides 17 are secured to the side posts 9 by screws 20, so that it is unnecessary to rivet the window guiding strips to the posts. The screws 20 also extend through angle bars 21 that are tapped to receive screws 22 which extend through the walls of the channel 19 and through the -inner edge of a yieldable strip 23, whosev outer edge bears against the window sash. Adjustment of the screw 22 will cause the strip 23 to bear against the window sash with a desired degree of pressure, thus holding it against the fold 18, and effectively preventing entry of dirtand rain, when the window is closed. Not only is it possible to conveniently adjust the guides to snugly cugage the window sash, without' excessive binding, but the guides may be readily removed for replacement and repair.

Curtain housings 24 are mounted against the inside plates 11, and curtain guides 25 are secured to the posts 9 by screws, which also assist in holding the finishing plates26 against the inner open sides of the posts 9.

I claim as my invention:

1. The combination with a railway carhaving side posts, of window guides detachably secured to said posts, and means independent of the guide-securing means, for adjusting said guides to fit window frames of various dimension.

2. The combination with a railway car provided with side posts, of window guides fastened to said posts, and means independcut of t e 'fastenings, for adjusting the guldes to fit windows of various dimensions. a

plate having a flange adjacent to one edge thereof, means for attaching the plate to a supporting structure, a flange disposed adjacent to the other edge of said plate and extendin in substantial parallelism therewith, an means enga ing the last named flange and said plate or shifting the position of said flange with respect to the first named flange.

5. Window guide structure, comprising a plate having a fold formed adjacent to one edge, and said edge extending past the body of the plate, in a direction opposite to that in which the fold extends, an offset portion in said plate, adjacent to the opposite edge thereof, a second plate having one edge extendin into said offset portion, and its other edge isposed opposite to said fold, and a screw extending through the second plate and said offset portion for adjustably positionin said plate relative to said fold.

6. Vindow guide structure, having oppositely disposed flange portions for engaging the sides of a window sash, and means for adjustably positioning said flange por-' tions relative to one another to vary the distance between the same.

7. The combination with a railway car,

a supporting structure, and an inwar provided with a window opening, of window sash guides in said opening each of said guides being provided with a yieldable flange member and a second flange member between which the window sash ma slide, one of said flange members being ad ustable with respect to the other.

8. The combination with a railway car, provided with a window opening, of a guide member for window sash, a second guide member spaced transversely of the first named guide member, so that a window sash may fit therebetween, and means for adjustably supporting the second named guide member upon the first mentioned member.

9. The combination with a railway car, havinga window opening, of a guide member for window sash, having a pair of outwardly extending flange-like portions for engaging extending flange portion for engaging one side of a window sash, and means or yieldably holding a window sash against the last named flange portion.

In testimony whereof I the said Annex-1w CHRIs'rIANsoN have hereunto set my hand.

ANDREW CHRISTIANSON. 

